पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 20, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra132.56°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.89°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha158.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.67°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra126.09°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani334.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

Boston, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:05
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla05:29 – 07:01
Varjyam05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:29 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:01 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:37 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:13 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:45 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:13 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:37 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:01 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872473.27
Julian Day2460938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2123°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.93°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2123°), declination 1.06°, EoT 7.35 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2025-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)